A/N: So I decided to post tonight since I had this ready and thought it would be cool to post two in one day...yeah, I'm that weird.
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So...this is a big chappie, important stuff happens.
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RPOV
"I...uh...what?" I asked frowning.
Abe sighed, "I think you should visit Baia. The Belikov's have been...worried about you and...they don't know about Dimitri yet. Besides, your mother keeps calling, if you're in Baia I don't have to lie and say you're not here when you are. She's some woman..."
"Ok! I don't need to hear about you and my mom. But seriously? After all the trouble you went to to get me out of there you want me to go back?" I raised my eyebrows.
"Yes." He glanced at Christian, "Take your charge with you."
Christian groaned, "That's really want I want. To go and see Belikov's family."
"Please?" I sighed, "They're really nice."
"All right, all right. We'll go and see 'em."
"Good. I'll have Pavel drive you over there. If you want to stay there feel free." Abe said.
About half an hour later we were in Baia. I was taking Christian to the Belikov's house when a girl spoke behind me.
"Guardian Rosemarie Hathaway?" She asked.
"That's me." I turned round to see a Moroi girl. She was tall and slim like any Moroi but she had curves. Her curves were a lot like mine. She had long light brown layered hair that fell to just below her shoulders and she was dressed in black. The black contrasted oddly with her pale features.
"I think we should talk." She said giving Christian a slight glance.
"Well," Christian interrupted, "We were heading to see the Belikov's. We were going to give them some news. Important news."
"About Dimitri?" She asked sounding slightly hopeful.
"Yes." I folded my arms across my chest, "Who are you?"
"My name is Gabrielle Alexandra...Dragomir. That is why we need to talk."
I felt myself gape, "Dragomir?"
"I am...was...Andre's twin sister. Stolen in the hospital. Word never got out because it hurt my parents too much. About two years ago I found out the truth."
"But...that makes you the Princess. Not Lissa." Christian said slowly.
"I know." Gabrielle sighed, "I'll come with you to see the Belikov's. I know them very well."
The Belikov's no longer seemed very important. If Lissa had an older sister this would change everything. But...the Belikov's needed to know. Gabrielle did come with us. I knocked on the door and waited. It was Olena who opened the door.
"Rose!" She threw her arms around me, "What happened to you? You just took off."
"I...just had to leave." I frowned. Olena stepped back and looked at Gabrielle.
"You might not want to be here." She said to her.
"He can deal with it." Gabrielle smiled.
"Come in." Olena stepped to the side and the three of us walked in.
"Rose?" A heart stopping voice asked. I turned to Dimitri.
"Guess we didn't need to be here." I muttered and then spoke louder.
"Roza." He whispered walking over.
It had been only three weeks since I'd seen him. And so much had changed about him. He looked broken. Christian took several steps back. Away from Dimitri, he didn't seem to want to look at him. I didn't move back, I thought that might seem...cowardly. Or did I just not want to get away from him? I wasn't sure.
"Do I get a chance to explain?" He asked slowly.
"No." I managed to will my feet to move and I stepped backwards.
"Rose...all I'm asking is five minutes. Five minutes alone and during those five minutes you let me speak so I can explain." He begged.
"No." I shook my head, "Just no."
"Rose?" Viktoria asked coming into the hall.
I gave her a shaky smile, "Hi."
"Rose I'm so sorry!" She shouted throwing her arms around me and sobbing into my shoulder, "I should have listened to you. Abe told me everything. I'm so sorry! I shouldn't have said all those things I..."
"Hey it's all right." I murmured pulling back, "I forgive you."
"Forgive what?" Dimitri asked curiously.
"We had a fight." I told him, glossing over the whole blood whore thing, I might have hated him but I didn't want to upset Viktoria, she was still a friend, "Nothing big but a fight all the same."
I heard a string of Russian words being shouted angrily. I turned to see Yeva. Dimitri immediately looked embarrassed. I realised Yeva was talking to Gabrielle.
Gabrielle said something politely back with a slight glare at Dimitri. But once her eyes fell on Dimitri she couldn't seem to tear them away. Yeva walked over to Dimitri, smacked him with her cane once and then walked away. After giving me a slight smile. Dimitri sighed and turned to Gabrielle. He threw a load of Russian words at her. Viktoria started laughing and Gabrielle just waited for him to get it out. Eventually he finished.
"Dimitri..." Gabrielle walked over a slight smirk playing on her lips, "It's all right. I forgive you."
Viktoria held her breath. Christian rolled his eyes realising there was going to be another Rose Hathaway in town and I frowned. I had no idea what was going on. Dimitri launched himself at her. It took me a couple of seconds to realise the entire fight was playful. No one was getting hurt. Eventually Gabrielle knocked his feet out from underneath him and had him pinned on the floor.
"You got taken down by a Moroi." She said standing up. He swore in Russian and she laughed.
"It's not the worst thing that's ever happened to your ego." She said smirking, "You'll get over it."
Dimitri just glared at Gabrielle before turning to me. His expression softened and his eyes turned pleading. I groaned.
"How come a Moroi beat you up?" I asked him to prevent him from begging me again.
"She may be a Moroi but she's trained all her life. She's specialised in all seven elements and can seriously kick ass." Viktoria said.
"All seven elements?" Christian and I asked and the same time.
"Water. Fire. Earth. Air. Spirit. Darkness and something else...we've sort of named that one minds but that doesn't quite make sense." Gabrielle said.
"What's darkness and the last one?" I asked.
"Darkness is basically being able to remove darkness from peoples aura's and give it to someone else. I can make darkness come out of my hands, wrap round someone and kill them. It only slows Strigoi's down but kills everything else. And the last one...well, extra extra compulsion. Being able to push thoughts into other people's heads. Read a single mind at a time. I can see the future…but in the form of books so I actually have to read." Her face darkened a little at the thought of reading, "And the bond you and Lissa have? I can create that at will. And break it. I could also probably make yours two-way. So I have a question for you. Do you want me to get rid of your bond and send the darkness back to Lissa?" Gabrielle raised her eyebrows.
"I don't...can I think about it?" It was too sudden, I was sure I wanted her to but the bond had been something I'd had for so long...I wasn't sure how I'd cope without it.
"Of course. It's not an urgent thing. Apart from...the darkness in you Rose is awful. One thing would easily set you off. You'd explode. But...I can't read aura's that well so...it could take ages." Gabrielle frowned.
I turned to Dimitri.
"How do you know her?" I asked.
"She went to St Basils. We were in a lot of the same classes." Dimitri said non-commitedly.
"We used to date." Gabrielle added, "He wanted to tell you about me. Since he knew I was a Dragomir but he's too noble to break a promise."
I nodded, "Don't I know it."
Dimitri frowned at me, "I know you did more than Lissa. And so now I will repay you for that. Come on." He started to tug me up the stairs and to his room. I didn't fight it. He was going to get his five minutes whether I wanted to give it to him or not. We were both as stubborn as each other
"Rose," Dimitri said once I was safely sitting on the bed, "I made a promise to Lissa. But now I have to make a promise to you." He got down on one knee, "Rosemarie Hathaway. I love you. And I know over the past few weeks I wasn't very good at showing it but you mean everything to me. Will you do me the honour of becoming my wife?"
I stared at him. Suddenly I jumped to my feet and glared at him. "How...how could you...how could you ask me that? After everything you can't...you can't just...no! No! I won't...I won't..."
"Rose, I'm not asking for a decision right now. I'm just telling you that's my offer and warning you that I'll do anything, anything, to get you back." Dimitri said, a determined expression lighting up his features.
I snorted and left the room, Dimitri following me.
Adrian's Point of View (APOV)
I had absolutely no idea why Gabrielle had decided to fly me half way across the world to deliver a book. A book for Christ's sake! Of course, the book was in a locked box so I couldn't read it but why couldn't she come and get it herself? Or better still just come back home. She'd left about two weeks after Rose had left. I'd only known Gabrielle for those two weeks before that but...I missed her. I groaned and closed my eyes.
"Mr Ivashkov?" Someone asked.
I looked up, "That's me."
"How do you know my niece?" The man asked.
"Your...niece?"
"Gabrielle. She's the one who got you on this flight. I own the airline. So why did she get you on the plane and how do you know her?" He raised his eyebrows.
I sighed, he wasn't even her real Uncle, "Well...we met a while ago, she's flying me out so I can give her something. A business trip."
He sighed, "You're not her boyfriend are you?"
I thought for a while before deciding to lie, "No. Sadly she only views me as a friend."
He walked away.
I slept through the rest of the flight. Once we eventually landed some guy picked me up. He drove me into a town. I think he called it Baia. While he was driving his phone rang.
"Yep." He said "...uh yeah, Ivashkov's in the car. Is he there?...Is she there?...Ok...do you want me to...no ok. I won't. We'll be there in a couple of minutes."
I sighed, guessing it was Gabrielle and guessing he wouldn't tell me anything.
"We've got to walk from here." The guy said getting out the car. I followed him.
We stopped outside a rather large house. It wasn't very big in comparison to what I was used to but it was still quite big. I knocked. A dhampir girl answered. She looked maybe a couple of years younger than Rose.
"Uh...is Gabrielle there?" I asked, wondering if she even spoke English.
"Yeah...Gabrielle! Someone's here to see you!" She called.
"Who is it?" Gabrielle's soft voice carried through the house.
"What's your name?" She asked me.
"Adrian. Adrian Ivashkov." I said sighing.
"Adrian Ivashkov!" The girl called, "Wait...aren't you royal?"
"Yep." I sighed again. Gabrielle appeared and instantly had her arms around me.
"I'm sorry." She murmured in my ear.
I pulled back, "If you had to leave you had to leave. Now come on. I don't like standing out in the sun."
Gabrielle smiled and pulled me inside.
"One book in a box." I said handing the box to her. She put it on the floor and turned back to me. She gave me a quick kiss.
"I should warn you. Dimitri's here. This is his house. And Rose is here." She said slowly. Shit. Shit, shit, shit, shit, shit.
I heard someone come down the stairs. Gabrielle grabbed me and kissed me. I knew what she was doing. It was Rose and Dimitri coming down the stairs and she knew I had to make them jealous. Besides. I really, really wanted to kiss her.
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